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Orlando is a character liberated from the restraints of time and sex. Born in the Elizabethan Age to wealth and position, he is a young male aristocrat at the beginning of the story--and a modern woman four centuries later. The hero-heorine sees monarchs come and go, hobnobs with great literary figures, and slips in and out of each new fashion. Woolf presents a brilliant pageant of history, society, and literature as well as a subtle appreciation...
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"Set in 1960s California, this blockbuster debut is the hilarious, idiosyncratic and uplifting story of a female scientist whose career is constantly derailed by the idea that a woman's place is in the home, only to find herself starring as the host of America's most beloved TV cooking show. Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it's the...
3) Open fire
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Publisher
Carolrhoda Lab
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"In 1917 Russia, seventeen-year-old Katya joins the first all-female battalion to fight the Germans, but she soon finds that patriotism alone won't help her survive the realities of war"--
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2023.
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English
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"2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackle Weyward Cottage, inherited from a great aunt she barely remembers. With its tumbling ivy and overgrown garden, the cottage is worlds away from the abusive partner who tormented Kate. But she begins to suspect that her great aunt had a secret. One that lurks in the bones of the cottage, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century. 1619: Altha is awaiting trial for the murder...
10) Alex and Alex
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Publisher
Cicada Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the ideas of tolerance and friendship as characters not specifically identified as boy or girl enjoy a variety of activities.
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Publisher
Roca Editorial
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Español
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Una ni?a en la Am?rica profunda escapa de un padra maltratador. Un chico en Nigeria filma a una mujer que est? siendo atacada en un supermercado. La hija de un criminal del este de Londres ve c?mo su madre es asesinada. Una senadora en Nueva Inglaterra se esfuerza por proteger a su hija. Cuatro personajes que sufren las tensiones construidas a trav?s de siglos de desequilibrio y amenaza est?n dispuestos a llegar lejos en su determinaci?n por establecer...
12) Chaotic good
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Cameron wants only to complete her costume portfolio in peace, but when a trip to the local comic shop results in a hostile reception from a male employee, she returns disguised as a boy at her twin brother's suggestion and finds herself drafted into a D&D campaign.
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Series
Song of the lioness volume 1
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English
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Eleven-year-old Alanna, who aspires to be a knight even though she is a girl, disguises herself as a boy to become a royal page, a learning many hard lessons along her path to high adventure.
14) Seafire
Author
Series
Seafire trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Follows Caledonia Styx, captain of her own ship, the Mors Navis, and its all-female crew as they strive to defeat the powerful fleet of Aric Athair, the vicious warlord who has taken their homes and families.
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Series
Crown of feathers volume 1
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Simon Pulse paperback edition.
Language
English
Description
Veronyka, sixteen, leaves her controlling sister and disguises herself as a boy to join a secret group of warriors who ride phoenixes into battle.
17) Call me Floy
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Publisher
Yosemite Conservancy
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Floy Hutchings, nearly twelve, struggles against the expectations of 1876 society as she fights to protect her beloved Yosemite Valley and dreams of climbing Half Dome. Includes tips for visiting wild areas and historical note.
18) First test
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Protector of the small volume 1
Language
English
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Ten-year-old Keladry of Mindalen, daughter of nobles, serves as a page but must prove herself to the males around her if she is ever to fulfill her dream of becoming a knight.
19) Go, girls, go!
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Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text celebrate girls who race, fly, and drive everything from a dump truck to a rocket ship.
20) Joy in Mudville
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Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The day after Mighty Casey's strikeout, the Mudville Nine are in a crucial game when a relief pitcher--a girl--is sent in and quickly proves herself to the crowd using moves from football, tennis, and soccer.
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